Thursday, September 29, 2016

If you copy and paste the link into your browser's address bar, it should take you directly to our catalog, and you may order library materials as usual. Due to a change in the Blogspot format, internet links are no longer featured on this page. We will keep you updated as we adapt and/or change our library's website so that the catalog is once again easily accessible.

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

It was a big week for Lego Club! We had 19 kids building today, with 9 Building Buddies doing freestyle building and 10 M & M Kids working in teams on machines and mechanisms. We may consider changing the date for October's building session, since the last Monday falls on Halloween. We'll post an update as soon as we know for sure, so watch this space for more info!

Paxton Carnegie Library

Library History

Established in 1903, the Paxton Carnegie Library remains one of Paxton's finest landmarks. During the library's long history, its architectural design features have been carefully preserved. Construction began with a gift of $10,000 from Andrew Carnegie. The architect was Paul O. Moratz of Bloomington, Illinois. Every attempt has been made to keep the library up-to-date and relevant to today's library users, while maintaining and honoring the heritage of the library and the Paxton community.

Services

The Paxton Carnegie Library provides over 24,000 volumes, 60 periodicals, local and national newspapers, 500 audio books, and over 1,000 DVDs and videos. There are 5 public computers with internet access and wifi, as well as microfilm, large print items, city and county history, Spanish-language materials and American Sign Language books and videos, fax and copy machines, a drive-up book drop. The library is completely accessible, with a ramp and elevator at the side entrance.

All residents of the City of Paxton may secure a library card without fee. Non-residents pay an annual fee. Borrower cards are not transferable and must be presented each time library materials are checked out. Paxton Carnegie Library is an active member of the Illinois Heartland Library System, dedicated to the service of the community of Paxton.